Infant&#39;s collapsible bed



E. L. GLAUM.

,INFANTS COLLAPSIBLE BED.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.2. 1919.

1,41 2, 1 '77. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

' I ELL N eLemvL or DETROIT, MINNESOTA,

INFANTS COLLAPSIBLE BED.

V TodZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, E LnNIL. GLAUM, a citizen of the United States, residin at Detroit, in the county of Beckerand tate of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement. in Infants. Collapsible Beds,

3 of which the following is a specification.

4 My invention i elates' to an infants col lapsiblebed, the primary object of which is to. provide a bed which is easily collapsed so that it can befol ded into a compact state,

while on the other hand when setup foruse' it is adapted to form a durable bed or crib for an infant. U r 3 p c The invention further provides a collapsible bed with flexible'enclosing side walls and bottom portion which is detachably heldto supporting rods to the legs of the bed, the

flexible portions extending across each other to form ,a strong, durable bottom portion for the bed. The flexible'sides and bottom portion of thebed can be formed of any suitable material, such as textile leather,,rubber cloth, orv any other suitable material to pro vide flexible sides and bottom portions, a

- feature which is desirable, particularly for an infants bed or crib. It is also an ob ect of my invention to proyide suitable locking means to detachably hold the spacing and supporting rods to the legs of the bed so that the bed can bequiclrly set upor taken down. In this manner an ine cpensive infants or other bed is provided,

which can bemade suiiiciently ,strongand.

durable, and yet light in weight and col lapsible into a very compact state. I

In the drawings, which 'form part oftliis specification: W e F 'gure 1 llustrates aperspective ew vof my bed, would appear when setup for use.

s Figure 2 is a side elevation of the'bed. I .Figiire 3 is a diagrammatic cross section on the" line 33 of Figure V Figure 4 is a diagrammaticlongitudinal cross section of the bed.

Application filed Augu t-2, 1919. Serial No. 3 154,945.

Specification of Letters'latent. P tntedA r,11,1922;

parallelly extending end spacingrods fform 1;

the end spacers for the bed A.

v v The side spacing rods 3, which are naturally 3 longer than the other spacing rods, are formed in two parts Sand 6, so that they can be taken apart easilyto allow, folding in a compact state.. The portion 5 is formed 7 with an engaging lug ,7, which is adapted to engage in the bayonetslot8, formed in the inner end of the hollow member 6 softhat the members 5 and 6vcan be rigidly keyed together when desired for use, The outer ends of the members 5 and 6 are formed with eye portions 9 and10,'res'pectively.

The endrods' 4:, which areshorter than the rods, 3, are formed ina single piece-and'have -t eyes 11 formed on their ends siinilar to' the,

eyes 9 and 10. w

' The legs 2 are formed 'with a longitudinally extending recess 12 and upper and lower notch ecesses 13 and 14;, into which the eyes 9 and 10 of the rods 3' and the eyes 11' of the rods 4 are adapted to extend so as i to' communicate with the recess 12,1an'da suitable keyrod 15 is provided which is adapted toextend into the recess: 12 and to 1 engage theeyes 9 and 10 of therods" 3 and the eyes 11 of the rods 4 whenthe spacing rods 3 and 4 are positioned betweenthe legs 2so as to rigidly key'the rods 3 and lto the legsZj A suitable engaging head 16 is formedon the grey rods ,15, whichiprojects from the upper portion ofthe legs 2 andalso gives an ornamental appearaiice' 'to' the bed orcrib A adapted to beso positionedin the recesses 13 andll/l' of thelegs2 that the hey rod 15, when to hold the ends of the rods locked rigidly to the legs of the bed, the rod'sfl being positioned above. the rods 3 with theieyes'of' the rods'gcoinciding. Y a

v A flexible strip'B hasits suitable 'stitching 17 so as to form anengaging loop l8'on either endthereoflthrough -which the upper end rods 4 are passed to hold the flexible strip in position; onthe bed A vThe fiexiblestrip. B extends downward to form fiexibleend wall portions; 19 the strip B extending around the. lower end rods l with its intermediate portion 20' extending horizontallyto form a bottom portion fortl e bed A. The strip B is stretched suiiiciently taut from the'f'loops 18' to give a ends" hemmed by r whenthe sameis set up. The eyes 9 and 10 i v Q of the-rods 3 andthe eyes 11 of the rods t are 95 1 inserted in tlierec'ess' 12 will engagethe eyes neat appearance for the bed A. A second flexible strip C has its ends hemmed by suitable stitching v21 to form holding loops 22, which are adapted to be engaged by the upper rods 3 andr the strip C extends downward to form flexible side walls 23 and a bottom portion 24, which extends across and below the lower side rods 3, the strip C being held taut in a similar manner as the strip B, while each of the strips B and C are of the width and length of the bed, re-

spectively. Thus the portions 20 and 24 of the strips B and C extend across and form the bottom for the bed A to provide a durable construction for the bed.

It is obvious that the flexible members B and C can be formed of any suitable textile material or any other suitable material which is desired to be used for the bed A. The construction of the bed A provides a simple, inexpensive device, which can be quickly set up or collapsed and thus provide a bed which is very desirable, particularly for infants, it being understood, however, that the bed can be made strong and durable in larger sizes. This construction of bed, when collapsed, can be folded into a very compact state, the flexible members B and C being folded 0r wrapped about the supporting legs and spacing rods so that if it is desired the bed A, when made of a size for an infant, can be easily carried in a suitcase. V The details illustrated in Figure 9 show an alternatii e way of connecting the ointed rods 3. In this construction the rod is forn'ied with hollow end portions 25, only a portion of which is illustrated in the drawing. The end portions 25 have their inner ends formed with bayonet slots 26, which en gage the lugs 27 on the key member 28 to lock the ends- 25 of the rod together. The outer portions of the rods 25 are adapted to be formed with suitable eyes, such as 9 and 10, of ordinary construction and not illustrated. It is also obvious that the rods 3 can be jointed in any suitable way, but as they are longer than the other spacing rods, it'is desirable to have them separable or formed in two parts so as to allow the folding of the bed into a more compact state.

It is amaterial advantage in having an infants bed made of the construction illustrated, providing flexible side enclosing walls and bottom portion, which can be easily re moved and laundered if it is desired and when the bed is set up it is of a neat tidy construction with the members B and C drawn taut over the rods 3 and 4.

In touring or travelling, an infants bed of this construction is very desirable.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it ing its intermediate portion passing belowthe lower end brace rods, and a second and separate flexible strip equal in width to the length of the bed having its ends secured to the upper side brace rods and extending down the side with its intermediate portion extending below and across the lower side brace rods.

2. A collapsible bed comprising a frame having upright corner supporting legs, upper and lower longitudinally parallel brace rods for the sides and ends detachably held said legs for receiving the ends of said brace rods, locking keys extending longitudinally in said supporting legs and engaging eyes formed in the ends of said brace rods for detachably holding said brace rods to said supporting legs, a textile strip havingits ends secured to the upperend brace rods with its intermediate portion passing below the lower end brace rods and a second and separate textile strip having its ends secured to the upper side brace rods with its interby said supporting legs, notches formed in mediate portion extending below and across the lower side brace rods.

8. A collapsible bed having the parts thereof adapted to be arranged in parallel order and formed in a roll of a length equal to some of the shorter elements thereof comprising upright corner supporting legs, upper and lower pairs of parallel rails demountably attached to said legs and of a length less than the height of said legs, collapsible parallel longitudinal rails detachably secured to said legs, said longitudinal rails being adapted to be taken apart at a point such that the length of the longer ,por-

tions of said rails are substantially equal to the length of said legs, a flexible fabric strip of a width equal to said end rails adapted to be secured to said upper end rails and passing below and under said lower end rails to partially form a bottom for a bed and a similar and separate strip equal to the width of the length of the bed having its ends secured to the upper side rail and extending down the sides and below said bed to form an additional bottom support across the same.

ELLEN L. GLAUM. 

